RIDGEVILLE, SC—Volvo will build its first U.S. car factory in Berkeley County, SC. Volvo’s $500 million investment in the assembly plant could create as many as 2,000 jobs over the next decade and up to 4,000 jobs by 2030.

MIDDLEBURY, IN—Winnebago Industries is planning to invest $5.4 million to boost production at its four assembly plants in Indiana. The manufacturer could create close to 150 new jobs by 2019.

America’s No. 1 forklift manufacturer excels at material handling.

ANN ARBOR, MI—A total of 6,895 robots valued at approximately $435.1 million were ordered from North American companies during the first quarter of 2015. That’s an increase of 16 percent in units and 29 percent in dollars compared with the same period in 2014. Both orders and shipments in the opening quarter beat the previous record for the first quarter last set in 2013.

CHICAGO—Ford has replaced all the top managers at its Chicago Assembly Plant and had temporarily suspended a top union leader in the wake of a second sexual harassment lawsuit that was filed in November.

DETROIT—To ramp up production, Sakthi Automotive Group USA Inc. is betting big on a nontraditional sort of workforce: convicted felons.

MARYSVILLE, MI—SMR Automotive Systems is creating 200 new jobs and investing $18.6 million in its assembly plant here.

New technology takes advantage of the thermal expansion and contraction properties of metal to create complex shaft assemblies.

Sensor-based leak detection device provides faster and more accurate results for manufacturer of hydrogen-powered race car.